| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 477 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction: the Itza Mayas and the Petén Itza Mayas, their environments and their neighbors / Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice -- Itzaj Maya from a historical perspective / Charles Andrew Hofling -- The Lake Petén Itza watershed: modern and historical ecology / Mark Brenner -- Theoretical contexts / Prudence M. Rice -- Itza origins: texts, myths, legends / Prudence M. Rice -- Lowland Maya epiclassic migrations / Prudence M. Rice -- Epiclassic material perspectives on the Itzas / Prudence M. Rice -- Spanish conquests and conquest of Tayza / Prudence M. Rice -- Deconstructing Avedaño: revisiting visits to the Petén Itzas and Yalain / Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice -- Knowing the other reading Avendaño's map of the Laguna del Ytza / Don S. Rice -- Postclassic pottery and identities / Prudence M. Rice and Leslie G. Cecil -- Postclassic architectural traditions and the Petén Itzas / Timothy W. Pugh and Yuko Shiratori -- Small projectile points of Petén resources, production, and interpolity variability / Nathan J. Meissner -- Flores Islan / Prudence M. Rice -- Historical perspectives on Tayza/Flores / Prudence M. Rice -- The archaeology of Tayza / Prudence M. Rice -- Styles and motifs: decorated pottery on the Itzas at Tayza / Prudence M. Rice -- Who were the Petén Itzas? New data, new perspectives / Prudence M. Rice and Don S. Rice |
| Summary |
Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on the Itzas of Petén, Guatemala is the first exhaustively detailed and thorough account of the Itzas--a Maya group that dominated much of the western lowland area of tropical forest, swamps, and grasslands in Petén, Guatemala. Examining archaeological and historical evidence, Prudence Rice and Don Rice present a theoretical perspective on the Itzas' origins and an overview of the social, political, linguistic, and environmental history of the area; explain the Spanish view of the Itzas during the Conquest; and explore the material culture of the Itzas as it has been revealed in recent surveys and excavations. The long but fragmented history of the Petén Itzas requires investigation across multiple periods and regions. Chapters in this six-part overview interweave varying data pertaining to this group--archaeological, artifactual, Indigenous textual, Spanish historical--from multiple languages and academic fields, such as anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, ecology, and history. Part I introduces the lowland Itzas, northern and southern, with an emphasis on those of the central Petén lakes area. Part II discusses general Itza origins and identities in the Epiclassic period, while part III reviews Spanish perceptions and misconceptions of the Petén Itzas in their Contact-period writings. With these temporal anchors, parts IV and V present the archaeology and artifacts of the Petén Itzas, including pottery, architecture, and arrow points, from varied sites and excavations but primarily focusing on the island capital of Tayza/Nojpetén. Part VI summarizes key data and themes of the preceding chapters for a new understanding of the Petén Itzas. A companion volume to The Kowoj--a similar treatment of the Petén Itzas' regional neighbors--Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on the Itzas of Petén, Guatemala demonstrates the unique physical, cultural, and social framework that was home to the Petén Itza, along with their backstory in northern Yucatán. Archaeologists, historians, art historians, and geographers who specialize in the Maya and the Postclassic, Contact, and Colonial periods will find this book of particular interest. Contributors: Mark Brenner, Leslie G. Cecil, Charles Andrew Hofling, Nathan J. Meissner, Timothy W. Pugh, Yuko Shiratori |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Itza Indians -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department) -- Antiquities
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Archaeology and history -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department)
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Guatemala -- Petén (Department)
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HISTORY -- Latin America -- Mexico.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Antiquities
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Archaeology and history
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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| SUBJECT |
Petén (Guatemala : Department) -- Antiquities
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| Subject |
Guatemala -- Petén (Department)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rice, Prudence M., editor.
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Rice, Don S. (Don Stephen), editor.
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| ISBN |
9781607326687 |
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160732668X |
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